| WGNR-FM | |
| City: | Anderson, Indiana |
| Area: | Indianapolis metropolitan area |
| Branding: | Moody Radio |
| Frequency: | 97.9 MHz |
| Airdate: | [1] |
| Format: | Christian talk and teaching |
| Erp: | 50,000 watts |
| Haat: | 149m (489feet) |
| Class: | B |
| Facility Id: | 2215 |
| Coordinates: | 40.0619°N -85.7094°W |
| Sister Stations: | WGNR |
| Former Callsigns: | WLHN (1973–1991) WXXP (1991–1998) |
| Owner: | Moody Bible Institute |
| Licensee: | The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago |
| Affiliations: | Moody Radio |
| Webcast: | Listen Live |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WGNR-FM (97.9 MHz) is a non-commercial FM radio station licensed to Anderson, Indiana, serving part of the Indianapolis metropolitan area. It airs a Christian talk and teaching radio format and is an owned and operated by Moody Radio, based in Chicago. WGNR-FM holds periodic on-air fundraisers to support the station operations.
WGNR-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts. The transmitter is on West 53rd Street in Anderson, near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.[2]
On September 11, 1973, the station signed on with the call sign WLHN.[1] [3] It was co-owned with WHUT 1470 AM (now WGNR). WLHN aired a middle of the road (MOR) format and was owned by Civic Broadcasting Corporation.[1] [3]
In 1985, WLHN and WHUT were sold to Patch-Dunn & Associates for $2,276,000, and in 1987 they were sold to Jon Mark Lamey for $3,395,000.[4] [5]
WLHN aired an adult contemporary format in the 1980s and 1990s.[6] [7] In 1991, its call sign was changed to WXXP.[8] It continued to air an adult contemporary format, and was branded "Experience 98".[9] [10]
In December 1997, the station was sold to the Moody Bible Institute, along with 1470 WHUT, for $5.5 million. The FM station adopted a Christian format.[11] [12] [13] [14] The AM station flipped to Spanish-language Christian radio. In January 1998, the FM station's call sign was changed to WGNR-FM.[8]